Police release cellphone video in deadly shooting

STOCKTON – The gunfire that claimed the life of a 21-year-old man on March 10 can be heard in the background of a cellphone video released by police on Thursday.

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STOCKTON – The gunfire that claimed the life of a 21-year-old man on March 10 can be heard in the background of a cellphone video released by police on Thursday.

Officers responding to the scene around the intersection of East Eighth and Scribner streets around 7:30 p.m. that evening found 21-year-old Francisco Martinez suffering from a gunshot wound. He died later in a local hospital, according to the Stockton Police Department.

Investigators believe Martinez was not the intended target and was hit by a stray bullet and are asking for help from the public.

The video shows people in the distance at dusk, with the camera panning back and forth between some people on a sidewalk and others crossing a street when the gunfire begins.

The camera begins to shake as the first of eight or more steady “pops” can be heard in the background. Then the scene fades in the distance, as if the person shooting the video was in a car that was driving away.

Right before the shooting begins, a voice can be heard saying something that sounds like: “(Garbled) why are you running in the house?”

Investigators are asking for witnesses to come forward and are asking people with information to call the department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 937-8323, or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Callers can remain anonymous.

Tips can also be submitted through the Stockton Police’s Facebook page or be texted to CRIMES (274637) by typing the keyword: “TIPSPD,” and then the tip.

Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest.